Glasgow Springburn LAB Hold

Scottish Parliament election

constituency

	Glasgow Springburn	LAB Hold

	CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES	%	+/-%
	Paul Martin	LAB	10963	59.0	+0.5
	Frank Rankin	SNP	2956	15.9	-10.2
	Margaret Bean	SSP	2653	14.3	+9.6
	Alan Rodger	CON	1233	6.6	+1.3
	Charles Dundas	LD	768	4.1	-1.2
		MAJORITY	8007	43.1
		TURNOUT	18573	37.5

ELECTORATE	49551

Top-up region: City of Glasgow

DESCRIPTION: Glasgow Springburn

The suburb of Springburn was once an independent burgh and held the largest railway engineering yard in Europe. The constituency is home to the Sighthill estate, now temporary home to many asylum-seekers – sparking a degree of tension with local residents, although recent efforts to integrate the two communities have met with some success. Stobhill Hospital has been the focus of controversy over plans to downgrade general facilities, and to house a secure unit for mentally ill criminals within the grounds.

The seat has had a father and son team of Holyrood representatives 1999. The MSP is Paul Martin, son Michael Martin, the sitting Westminster MP and Commons speaker Michael Martin. Like his father, Paul Martin started his political career as a Glasgow councillor.

PREVIOUS RESULTS

	1999 SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTION		LAB WIN
	PARTY	VOTES	%
	LAB	14268	58.6
	SNP	6375	26.2
	CON	1293	5.3
	LD	1288	5.3
	SSP	1141	4.7

	2001 GENERAL ELECTION		LAB WIN
	PARTY	VOTES	%
	LAB	16053	66.6
	SNP	4675	19.4
	SSP	1879	7.8
	SUP	1289	5.3
	IND	208	0.9